Pampered In Tokyo

A developer peddles a lifestyle to go with luxury digs, complete with engraved Champagne bottles and a nearby helipad.

By

Eleanor Warnock

Feb. 14, 2013 11:14 p.m. ET

The ARK Hills Sengokuyama Residence, in a new luxury high-rise in central Tokyo, was designed with an expat clientele in mind. Living rooms are larger than is common in Japan, in line with American and European tastes. The front-desk staff speaks both Japanese and English. On the ground level are upscale restaurants, a coffee shop, a mini-supermarket and a nursery school.

It's part of the standard approach of Mori Building, Japan's biggest closely held developer, which has built 23 residential complexes in central Tokyo....